Volkswagen Golf 8: the tax to register it in 31 countries

Computed for the 1.5 TSI 150 hp, as it left the showroom: list price €30,000, first registered in 2024. Inside the EU there is no duty and no VAT on a used car, so what is left is the registration tax each country charges — and in most of them that figure does not depend on the price at all.

Spain, Austria and Switzerland charge a percentage of the value, and six more countries charge on a valuation of their own — for those the figure moves with the price. Everywhere else it is fixed by CO₂, power or weight.

Engines in this model

• 1.5 TSI 150 hp — CO₂ 125 g/km, €30,000
• 2.0 TDI 150 hp — CO₂ 118 g/km, €32,000

How much is the registration tax on a Volkswagen Golf 8?

It depends entirely on where you register it. For the 1.5 TSI 150 hp the table above runs from Sweden — nothing to Denmark — €21,578. The calculator below takes your own year, price and country.